What is it?

This is a full package of 25 exercises/examples of jazz guitar improvisations, from very elementary to advanced levels, including explanations, tips and practicing advice for each example, full guitar sound tracks, custom backing tracks in various tempos for practicing, guitar midi files and a fretboard visualizer VSTi plugin**, showing every detail in real time, and notation (notes and TAB), providing everything to get started learning jazz guitar improvisation. And, if you like the jazz guitar style of Matt Otten, you'll find out what his approach is based on, and how you can learn to play like that. The material aims at guitar players who can already play, but want to understand how jazz improvisation works, and how to get into it.
Read the introduction and package content (left) for a better understanding of what this is all about, or watch the flash presentation here (takes a little time to load). If you're looking for a course in theory, this isn't it; this is to teach you to PLAY!

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See also http://mattotten.pbworks.com/Exercise+package, to learn more about the philosophy behind this package.

** (please note: Windows VSTi host program is needed for the plugin)
If you don't have one (like Cubase,Logic,Sonar, Magix, etc), you can download a VST host program (Reaper) from www.reaper.fm

New: for those who do not want to install the fretboard plug-in, or MacOS users that cannot use it, the fretboard display is also available in video format, on the CD version only.

What it is not:
- a course in theory
- video lessons
- a beginner guitar course

How to get it

Buy the CD (with fretboard video) for $35,- (excl shipping, $ 7) using Paypal/Credit Card to place your CD order
(NL: 27 Euro + 2,50 shipping, mail to order)

or download now for $29

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Related products

There is also the Smooth Jazz Refill:

5 complete contemporary jazz pieces, with professional backing tracks, 12 extended solos with audio tracks, midi files, TABS and standard notation. For the intermediate and advanced student. A great addition to the Jazz Exercises, but also very valuable by itself. The Refill can work with-, but does not include the fretboard visualizer. In this package, the emphasis is not on teaching with exercises, but on real guitar solos.

New: the All Jazz Refill:

5 complete mainstream jazz pieces, with professional backing tracks, 10 extended solos with audio tracks, midi files, TABS and standard notation. For the intermediate and advanced student. Another great addition to the Jazz Exercises, but also very valuable by itself. The Refill can work with-, but does not include the fretboard visualizer. In this package also, the emphasis is on real guitar solos, with a lot of explanatory comments.